- John Hansen
- December 31, 2023
John’s top 10 movies of 2023
In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out
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- John Hansen
- December 25, 2023
A look at ‘Firefly’s’ ‘Holiday Special’ (2021) and ‘20th Anniversary Special’ (2022)
Special issues of franchise tie-in series are always irresistible, and always risky. Discerning readers of Boom! Studios’ “Firefly” will want to be cautious with “The
- John Hansen
- October 31, 2023
Such sights to show you: All 11 ‘Hellraiser’ films, ranked
“Hellraiser” is an oddball among horror franchises, starting with idiosyncratic gore-horror from the writings of Clive Barker, ranging into straight-to-video films where Pinhead (Doug Bradley
- John Hansen
- October 23, 2023
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 3 (1989) goes out in a ‘Big’ way
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 3’s (1989) concluding batch (episodes 38-47) features imaginative notions, the return of Baxter-Fly and the Neutrinos, and a suitably “Big”
- John Hansen
- September 13, 2023
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ gives Rocket’s tear-jerking backstory
The MCU doesn’t deserve James Gunn, but with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (now streaming), the writer-director delivers one last pop-masterpiece before becoming the
- John Hansen
- July 28, 2023
‘Hellraiser: Bloodline’ (1996) explores Puzzle Box’s origin
“Hellraiser: Bloodline” (1996), the saga’s fourth film, might be of interest to fans because it tells the complete backstory of the Puzzle Box. Then again,
- John Hansen
- July 12, 2023
Valerian and Laureline start on new path with ‘Where Stories Are Born’ (2022)
In 2010, the original “Valerian and Laureline” saga ended with “The Time Opener” (Volume 21), wherein our heroes save the universe, go back in time
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2023
All 35 of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction novels, ranked
From his perch in the mid-20th century, Philip K. Dick (1928-82) was a great predictor of how the 21st century would be – because he
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2023
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
For RFMC’s 3,000th post, I figured we should do something special, so let’s combine two of my favorite things: Philip K. Dick and movies. So
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2023
Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)
When Richard Donner made “Superman” (1978), he regularly pitched the word “verisimilitude” around the set. He knew believability of the material – and universal cast-and-crew